Chapter 877
The three local military chiefs didn't dare to have any objections. They shook their heads quickly and said: "The final general will obey General Wu's orders. TXT download."
"Okay!" Wuying said sternly: "Using the trumpet as an order, and with the sound of the trumpet, the three generals will each lead their troops to attack Ningding with all their strength!"
"General, I obey!" The three local army generals took the order and left. Wuying was also preparing to deploy the direct army and join forces with the three local armies to attack.
At this time, Fan Shan stopped her and asked with a smile: "General Wu, do you know why I want the local army to attack first?"
Wuying was quite puzzled by his question. Didn't he just say that he wanted the local army to test the enemy's true identity first?
She didn't answer, just looked at Fan Shan strangely.
The latter explained faintly: "The combat power of the local army is low and far inferior to that of my direct army. I asked them to attack the city first to test the enemy's strength. The most important thing is to make the enemy underestimate the enemy." I mean. Now that the Zhen people see so many troops coming from our army, they will be afraid and close the city to defend the city. But once they fight, they will definitely find that the siege army is weak and the bellicose Zhen army will not let go of the big gift. , they will definitely leave the city and take the initiative to attack. This is our army's opportunity. As soon as the enemy troops leave the city, we can encircle and destroy them, making it impossible for the enemy to retreat. "
Listening to Fan Shan's eloquent and clear words, Wuying couldn't help but frown. What he said was very good, but would the enemy take the initiative to attack? If the enemy does not leave the city and allows the local army to attack, our losses will be immeasurable.
Seeing Wuying's hesitation and concern, Fan Shan patted his chest and said: "I am willing to guarantee with my head that the enemy will definitely leave the city!"
"Haha!" Wuying smiled, nodded, and said, "Since General Fan is so sure, let's do what General Fan wants! However, don't forget what you just said." Wuying should be kind to Fan. He didn't have a good impression at all, and even suspected that he was the deputy commander of the direct army just to monitor him, although this order was given by Tang Yin.
Wuying adopted Fan Shan's advice, and the local army attacked the city first, while the direct army sat in the rear and watched the battle.
When the three local army generals returned to their headquarters, the horn of the direct army's attack also sounded.
Following the sound of the trumpet, three local armies launched a fierce attack on Ningding from the east, west and north.
The combat power of these three local armies is really not as weak as Fan Shan imagined. Of course, they are not that strong either. Especially in the eyes of the brave and experienced Zhenjun, such an army is even more worthless. Mentioned it.
The local army's initial attack was very fierce, and the soldiers' morale was high, and they were ready to take Ningding with all their strength. Fifty thousand Zhen troops closed the city and defended with all their strength, fighting fiercely with the local troops.
Feng Jun launched two consecutive all-out attacks, but Zhen Jun easily withstood them both times. The Feng Army's attack failed once and then exhausted. Two fierce attacks were fruitless and suffered heavy casualties. The Feng Army's momentum was completely suppressed.
People also began to be timid in attacking the city, looking forward and backward, for fear that they would rush too fast, run ahead of others, and suffer concentrated attacks from the enemy. It doesn't matter if one person thinks so. The whole army thinks so, so it doesn't pose a threat to the enemy's attack.
The Feng Army became softer and less confident the more they fought, while the Zhen Army was completely opposite. The more they fought, the more confident they became. They felt that although the enemy's troops were large, their combat power and experience were extremely different, and they were not at the same level as our own.
Xiao Chong and several generals stood in the city gate tower, watching the battle below. The generals all shook their heads secretly, where did the Feng army come to attack the city? He was simply here to die. People sneered at each other, their faces filled with disdain.
One of the generals raised his hand and said to Xiao Chong: "General, the Feng Army dares to attack our city without knowing whether to live or die. From the general's point of view, instead of closing the city and defending it, it is better for our army to take the initiative and have a head-on confrontation with the Feng Army outside the city! "
Xiao Chong waved his hand and said: "The enemy has a large number of troops. It is not appropriate for our army to go out of the city to fight." As he spoke, he looked towards the south of the city and said: "There are at least 100,000 Feng troops over there who have not participated in the battle. Woolen cloth!"
The general sneered and said: "Such an enemy army is simply vulnerable. Even if there are 200,000 or 2 million people, let alone 100,000 people, they are hardly a match for our army." After speaking, he took a look. Xiao Chong, seeing the latter's expressionless face, didn't know if he listened to his words.
After a slight pause, he took two steps forward and whispered: "General, judging from the posture, the Feng Army attacking this time should not be the central army of Feng State, but the local army of Feng State. No matter how large the number of troops, it is A bunch of rabble is nothing to be afraid of. Now is a great opportunity for the general to do something extraordinary. As long as the general gives the order to go out of the city to meet the enemy, with the strength of our army, we will be able to defeat the Feng army. With 50,000 troops, the general will defeat nearly 20 people. What a great contribution to the Fengjun army, which is even comparable to that of General Li Cheng who lives near Yancheng. After returning home, the general will have a bright future. "We, the generals, can also follow you and rise to great heights!" The second half of the sentence is what the general is saying, and of course he will not say it out loud.
His words spoke to Xiao Chong's heart.
Xiao Chong was a literary general, he knew the art of war and tactics, he was good at using troops, and he was good at strategy. However, he was born in the Zhen Kingdom and joined the Zhen Army. Both the Zhen Kingdom and the Zhen Army have always emphasized military force over literature. There are also outstanding literary generals like Li Cheng, but they are very few after all. It can be said that Xiao Chong was very unsuccessful in the Zhen Army.
At this moment, they were just in time for a large number of Fengguo local troops to attack the city. This was indeed a golden opportunity for Xiao Chong. As long as he could defeat this Feng army of more than 100,000 people, he would become famous in one battle. In the face of utilitarianism, no one would not bow his head, unless he had jumped out of the three realms, was no longer in the five elements, and had seen through the world.
At this time, Xiao Chong was moved by what the assistant general said. He squinted his eyes and looked closely at the Feng army attacking outside the city.
The Feng army's combat power was low and its morale was low. That was not pretended, but a real performance, because no one would pretend to be weak when dying. Now the Feng army attacking the city, a group rushed up and a group was shot. The corpses under the city were piled up like a mountain, countless. Many Feng army soldiers no longer had fear on their faces, but confusion and numbness, which was the expression of new recruits who had just entered the battlefield.
The Feng army couldn't possibly act at the cost of such heavy casualties. If he had defended Ningding to death, he might have really missed the opportunity. He didn't care, but if it implicated his soldiers and prevented them from getting military merit, then he would have committed a great sin. Xiao Chong was still convincing himself in his heart.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chong took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Leave 10,000 soldiers to guard the city, and other brothers, follow me out of the city to meet the enemy!"
Hearing this, the generals of the Zhen army around him all smiled and their faces were full of excitement. People bowed and responded in unison: "I obey your order!"
Fan Shan said that he was using the local army as a pathfinder, but in fact, he was using the local army as bait. As a result, Xiao Chong really fell for his trick.
Xiao Chong didn't know that the 100,000 Feng army outside the south city was a direct army. Since the enemy came together, they naturally mistook it for a local army. He took the initiative to attack, and his target was not the Feng army that was attacking the city, but the 100,000 direct army watching the battle. He could see that the enemy's commander must be among the 100,000 Feng troops. If they wanted to fight, they would fight a big one. It was meaningless to get entangled with these enemy troops attacking the city.
Xiao Chong left only 10,000 men to defend the city, and he personally led 40,000 Zhen troops to fight out of the south gate and headed straight for the direct army.
At this time, Wu Ying was very anxious. Fan Shan said that the enemy would take the initiative to go out of the city to fight, but he did not see the enemy's move to go out of the city. Instead, the local army attacking the city suffered heavy losses, and the number of casualties was countless. If they continued to fight like this, it was estimated that the local army would have to fight to the death.
Wu Ying couldn't help but want to send the direct army to participate in the battle, but Fan Shan insisted that he would definitely go out of the city. In the end, Wu Ying was also anxious by him, pointing at Fan Shan's nose and angrily scolding: "If the enemy hasn't left the city in a moment, I want your head!"
Fan Shan remained silent, just nodded with a smile, and looked towards Ningding City.
He bet the lives of all the soldiers of the local army that the Zhen army would leave the city. As a result, Fan Shan won the bet. The main force of the Zhen army, led by Xiao Chong, really rushed out of the city and headed straight for them.
Seeing the enemy army leaving the city and coming towards him, Fan Shan was refreshed, and his heart, which had been in his throat, finally fell back into his stomach. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was actually very nervous. The war was ever-changing, and no one could predict the enemy's next choice 100%.
Fan Shan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Wu Ying and said, "General Wu, the enemy army really came out of the city to meet our army. Now we must not fight with them. We should retreat immediately, lead the enemy to chase, and then surround and attack them!"
Wu Ying was really scared when the Zhen army rushed out of the city. She was not scared by the Zhen army, but by Fan Shan's prediction. She even doubted whether he could predict the future. Otherwise, how could he be so sure that the enemy army would definitely leave the city?
Now she had to look at Fan Shan with new eyes. After hearing his words, Wu Ying did not think about it any more and nodded: "Yes! Pass my military order, the whole army retreats!"
At Wu Ying's command, the rear team of the direct army became the front team and hurriedly fled back.
The retreat of the direct army made the local army attacking the city completely lose its backbone and could no longer hold on. The three local forces stopped attacking the city one after another and retreated together.
Seeing this, the Zhen army was even more contemptuous. Facing such a vulnerable straw bag Feng army, wasn't it a great opportunity for them to make achievements? After the Zhen army left the city, they pursued the direct army with all their strength. People almost swarmed and chased the direct army.